Kunduz Hospital Bombing ‘Avoidable,’ Caused by Human Error - Pentagon

US Forces Commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Campbell called the deadly bombing of the Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan by US forces "an avoidable accident, caused primarily by human error."

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The deadly bombing of the Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan by US forces was caused by a human mistake and could have been avoided, US Forces Commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Campbell told reporters on Wednesday.

“No nation does more to prevent civilian casualties than the United States, but we failed to meet our own high expectations on October 3. This was a tragic but avoidable accident, caused primarily by human error,” Campbell said.

Campdell added that some individuals involved in the deadly October 3 bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan have been suspended from their duties.

“I can tell you that those individuals most closely associated with the incident have been suspended from their duties pending consideration and disposition of administrative and disciplinary matters,” Campbell said.

Several individuals who took part in the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan disregarded the rules of engagement, according to Operation Resolute Support spokesperson Wilson Shoffner.

“The investigation found that some individuals involved [in Kunduz hospital bombing] did not follow the rules of engagement,” Shoffner said in a press briefing.

On October 3, the MSF trauma hospital in Kunduz, accommodating some 200 people at the time, was hit by a series of US air strikes, killing at least 30 people, including 13 staff members and 10 patients.